Two games into the 2014 NHL playoffs and the series between the Boston Bruins and the Detroit Red Wings is knotted up at one a piece. The first game was a 1-0, gritty victory for the Red Wings in Boston. Which means that the Bruins won game two. Game two had a little different of a story than game one. The Bruins won 4-1 in convincing fashion. They simply out-played the Red Wings today and everyone in the arena knew it, even the Wings. The game was over before puck drop even occurred.
The Bruins came out with a vengeance after a late goal was surrendered in Game 1 to Pavel Datsyuk. Pavel had one of the most impressive goals of the NHL season. He dragged the puck blue line to blue line between his legs, passing it to himself and finishing with the wrister.
Game 2 was all about physicality. The Bruins came out with a head of steam hitting on all cylinders, literally. Boston had 33 hits on the day, all punishing Red Wings. If the Wing want to make it out of this series, they are going to have to step their game up. They were skating slow today, hitting weak, and simply getting bullied.
I expect this series to go all 7 games. With the speed of the Red Wings, and the strength and grit of the Bruins, each team will have their moments to shine. The team that makes the fewest mistakes will win this series, as cliche as it sounds. If you watched today's game you will know what I am talking about. The Wings had some unlucky turnovers that ended up giving the Bruins points on the board.
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